Cats DECODED: DNA of domestic feline fully sequenced for the first time – and it could shed light on diseases such as …

Scientists have sequenced the genome of Cinnamon, an Abyssinian cat Genome of cats has changed very little since the creatures first evolved This makes it of particular interest to scientists looking for DNA variations Cats can suffer same diseases as humans - such as leukaemia and AIDS - and the cat genome could help doctors better understand theseillnesses

By Ellie Zolfagharifard

Published: 08:36 EST, 12 August 2014 | Updated: 09:57 EST, 12 August 2014

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Cinnamon, Boris and Sylvester have become heroes in the scientific community.

The cats have given up a small part of their genetic material to help researchers, for the first time, sequence the entire domestic cat genome.

Cats can suffer the same diseases as humans - such as leukaemia and AIDS - and scientists say details about the cat genome could help doctors better understand these conditions.

The researched involved an international team who were able to sequence the genome of Cinnamon, an Abyssinian cat living at the University of Missouri in Columbia (left)

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